Covid-19: Hospitals nationwide running out of ICU beds, says Health DG


PETALING JAYA: Government hospitals are running out of beds at designated Covid-19 intensive care units (ICU) nationwide, says Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

The health director-general said ICUs were at 89% capacity in the Klang Valley and 74% nationwide as of Tuesday (May 18).

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